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Rixcyshah
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Using Patient Data Analytics for DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction Outcomes

Hi everyone, I’ve been exploring how patient data can be used to improve outcomes in DIEP flap breast reconstruction procedures. While reading case studies and resources like txdiepflap.com, it seems there’s a lot of valuable insight that could benef...

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Rixcyshah, I’ve worked with a healthcare customer on a screening programme where the goal was to identify people eligible for different cancer screening pathways based on their demographic and clinical information. Happy to share some of that exp...

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nikita_w
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Databricks JDBC URL fails when no space is used

Hi,I am facing an issue while testing a Databricks JDBC connection and would like to know if this is expected behavior from the Databricks JDBC driver.When I provide the full JDBC URL with all properties in a single string and do not add a space, the...

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Louis_Frolio
Databricks Employee
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Hi @nikita_w , Short answer: no, the Databricks JDBC driver does not require spaces in the URL. Your URL is syntactically valid. The official format is: jdbc:databricks://<server-hostname>:<port>;[property1]=[value];[property2]=[value];... Semicolon...

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matjung
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Resolved! Do we have an invite your fiends community?

Do we have an invite your fiends community?I noticed, in cloud.databricks we have a link Invite your friends.Some time in the future, I might need some.Do we have a community/group to find those friends?The ones I have, may not have the talent I need...

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matjung
New Contributor III
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Thanks everyone. I consider the above as question with answers, without solution. As it was not a problem, it does not need a solution. My conclusion would be, there is no dedicated community for that purpose around.

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smithsonian
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Resolved! Databricks APPS

Hi AllWe have a Databricks App built.  What is the best way for customers to access this Databricks App?I was hoping for a central market place where the App would be published and any Databricks customer can access it with their subscription. But th...

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smithsonian
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Thank you for your comprehensive response. Worthy of a blog. 

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edonaire
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What helped you the most when you were getting started with Databricks?

Hi everyone,I’m currently deepening my Databricks learning journey and one thing I’ve noticed is that there are many ways to get started, but not all of them help equally once you move from theory to real projects.For those who already have some hand...

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emma_s
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Hi, I'm glad it was helpful. I think people gravitate to their skillset in Databricks. So we tend to see statisticians and data scientists gravitating to the AI/ML and some basic data engineering. Whereas Data Engineers will stay in the Jobs and pipe...

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Brahmareddy
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Who All Are Attending Data + AI Summit 2026 in San Francisco?

I am excited to share that I have completed my registration for Data + AI Summit this year, happening from June 15 to June 18 in San Francisco. I am attending, and I wanted to check who else from our Databricks Community is planning to be there.For m...

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Brahmareddy
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Absolutely @edonaire , even joining online is still a great way to learn and stay updated with all the latest announcements and ideas. I agree, the in-person networking has its own value, but the learning opportunity is still huge. Hoping we get more...

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rwalrondNHS
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Resolved! Set a theshold Notification on Job run time.

Hello all, I am brand new to Databricks, so forgive me if this question has been answered before,  but what i want to do is set a run time threshold to my Databricks Jobs such that if the job which say normally runs for 30 minutes, runs for over an h...

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Ashwin_DSA
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Hi @rwalrondNHS, You can set these thresholds and notifications programmatically. They’re part of the normal Jobs definition, not a UI‑only feature. I've just tested this for a sample job and it works perfectly. Under the hood, the run longer than X ...

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kashy
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Resolved! Access Foreign Catalog using Python in Notebook

Hello - I have a foreign catalog which I can access fine in SQL.  However, I can't access it from from python notebook.i.e. this works just fine if I have notebook using a Pro SQL Warehouse%sqlUSE CATALOG <my_foreign_catalog_name>;USE SCHEMA public;S...

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MadhavaReddy03
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@Debayan , could you please help us how to resolve this issue with steps.

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VaishnaviSL
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Resolved! doubt

Hey everyone, I am new here and interested to explore this field.I have never worked before on this can you guys guide me on this it will really help me. 

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Sumit_7
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Hey, welcome aboard.You can get started with the Beginner Guides on how to start - https://community.databricks.com/t5/get-started-guides/tkb-p/Get-Started-Guides.Post this you may choose a Learning Path based on your preference or profession and get...

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lance-gliser
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Databricks apps - Volumes and Workspace - FileNotFound issues

I have a Databricks App I need to integrate with volumes using local python os functions. I've setup a simple test:  def __init__(self, config: ObjectStoreConfig): self.config = config # Ensure our required paths are created ...

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aalanis_w
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These are the permissions needed for the app service principal:Catalog: Use CatalogSchema: Use Schema Volume: Read / WriteTo actually be able to read/write in the volume I had to use the Python databricks-sdk. Performing "normal" file system operatio...

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AswinGovindan77
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Databricks community group in Kerala

  Calling All Data Enthusiasts in Kerala! Hey everyone,I'm excited about the idea of launching a Databricks Community Group here in Kerala! This group would be a hub for learning, sharing knowledge, and networking among data enthusiasts, analysts, a...

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Sujitha
Databricks Employee
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Hi @AswinGovindan77 , Do you have an estimate of how many enthusiasts will be joining you? If you provide a rough number, we can create a group for you on Community!

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d_a_n
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Resolved! DQX Compatibility

Hi all,Does anyone know if DQX (Databricks Labs) is compatible with Microsoft Fabric Spark notebooks? It would be useful to know this, so that we can use it on Fabric-based projects as well.Thanks!

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Ashwin_DSA
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Hi @d_a_n, No, DQX isn’t supported on Microsoft Fabric Spark notebooks. DQX is a Databricks Labs framework that’s designed and documented to run on Databricks workspaces and Databricks clusters only (see the official installation prerequisites). In a...

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Prathy
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Resolved! Azure Databricks session expiry Issue

I frequently encounter a session-expired issue while using Databricks within 2 minutes, and this has been happening for two days. Are there any fixes or suggestions?

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @Prathy @prasadv @joonkim4078 @Krissy_ , Thank you for your patience while we investigated this issue. We flagged this to our teams internally, and the team has deployed a fix, and based on our checks, the behaviour should now be back to normal. T...

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AbhiDataSavvy
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Helping Data Engineers Learn Databricks Through Practical Thinking

Over the past months, our team spent a lot of time thinking about one question.Why do many data engineers understand Spark or SQL, but still struggle when building real data pipelines?We realized the challenge is rarely about tools. It is about struc...

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AbhiDataSavvy
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Completely agree @matjung 

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kpavan2004
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Resolved! Learn scala using Databricks free edition

Hi, I want to run and learn spark scala using databricks free edition. It looks there was access in community edition but now in databricks free edition serverless does not scala . Please confirm if understanding is correct and possible alternative i...

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @kpavan2004, You are right. The free edition doesn't support R or Scala. You can see a list of limitations here.  If this answer resolves your question, could you mark it as “Accept as Solution”? That helps other users quickly find the correct fix...

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